Bajrang Punia to move court after Khel Ratna snub, to meet Rajyavardhan Rathore

The decision didn't pass down nicely with Bajrang, who additionally gained a bronze medal in 2013 World Championships, and the wrestler is scheduled to satisfy Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Friday to plead his case. "I'm truely dissatisfied and taken aback. I'm assembly Sports Minister on Friday after (mentor) Yogi bhai (Yogeshwar Dutt) spoke to him and arranged the meeting. I simply want to recognise why I became being not noted. I need to recognize the cause," Bajrang told reporters here. "It's in his fingers now. I want to understand whether or not I am deserving or now not. If I deserve then best deliver me the award." Asked if he'll visit the court docket if he fails to persuade the Sports Minister, Bajrang stated: "It would be the final choice. I feel I deserve the award this yr and that is why I have carried out for it. "One does not feel top to beg for an award however it's miles the largest honour for any sportsperson and a wrestler's career could be very uncertain. Anytime an injury can quit your profession." Bajrang feels he deserves the popularity for his consistent performances over the previous few years. "I had by no means imagined I may not get it this 12 months. Look at my performance within the last four years. There turned into no point gadget earlier but with the point machine in vicinity now I sense I even have the numbers behind me," he said. Bajrang said the Khel Ratna snub had taken a toll in his arrangements for the World Championships to be held in Budapest, Hungary from October 20 to 28. "This selection has hit my World Championship preparations. It changed into a large jolt to me. It is hard instances for me. I hope I don't must method the court and focus on my instruction," he said. Insisting that he has assist from all quarters, Bajrang said he'll not contain the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) in this matter. "I didn't communicate to the federation about this count. They have forwarded my call that means they may be with me. But that is my personal fight," he signed off. In a departure from tradition, the National Sports Awards this yr will be given away on September 25 as opposed to August 29 due to clash of dates with the Asian Games that concluded earlier this month. Dailyhunt https://www.intensedebate.com/people/shailajreddi